According to a document filed with the Court of Appeals of Indiana, Zavodnik, who is accused of frequently filing legal complaints relating to online purchases, sued Costello for $6,000 on the grounds that the device was defective.

However, the court ruled against the plaintiff because the printer had been thrown out.

Zavodnik then filed a series of legal requests and lawsuits against Costello for even higher amounts in damages—one for as much as $600,000, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Because the Massachusetts man did not respond to some of the paperwork—which he claims he never received—a judge ultimately ended up ruling against him in a $30,000 judgment in 2015.

Last month, an appeals court overturned that decision and has decided to hold a potential dismissal hearing "based on Zavodnik's repeated, flagrant, and continuing failure to comply with Indiana's rules of procedure."